The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-06-11
LET THE UPHEAvAL CONE.

There has been period in the glor>
ious and brilliant, and yet sad and
checkered history of Louisiana when
single impulse and common aspira-
ton stirred and disturbed and domi
mated the breasts OF the true sons Of his
generous soil.
Like rock bound Prometheus, she
lay q tortured, writhine, bleeding
victim.
And again like the story of Prone
theus. there were heroic souls, who,
with "to the rescue" as their battle cry
drove the vulturous horde from their
unhallowed feast.
Let the glory be theirs who earned 1t!
France was once torn with Discussions
from within, and comprised and
threatened by enemies from without,
and then came Napoleon. He was
hailed as deiiverer, and worshipped as
hero. Ti0e Napoleon! He ripened
into emperor, dictator, tyrans; and less
the dynasty he had founded driven
from the throne in digrace. A das
Napoleon! Alas that the transition
from hero 10 dictator should be 80 easy,
rapid and sure Idol to the master.
Chrysalis to pestiiential fly with a
sting in his tail more venemous than
ten thousand Scripturai scorpions.
But will the future annsls of Louis
lana, and more par ticularly Of Ouachita
parish, complete the historical parallel
suggested in the foregoing reflections :?
Has it never occurred to our ex-
heroes aud present masters, that a
supremacy whose only prop and sup
port is a sentiment almost maudiin in
its depravity, cannot endure?
Do they not reflect that this vicious
sentiment is only maintained and kept
alive by heeting sense OF gratitude in
the hearts of the people:
Are the people of Ouachita given
to understand that the debt they thus
owe is to be an everlasting incubus
and born by them until their spines are
flaitened to the very earth:
Let US right here and right now
sound d note of warning. Your sway,
except AS it Is exercised through your
legitimate influences as citizens, must
shortly have an end.
The high-handed outrage of 1854
barely succeeded. There was a reason
for its success. 1t was not because of
your omnipotence. Why was 1t toll
Grated ut alt? We will tell you. 1t
.ras because you presented to the people
as candidates for the different .bices, ii,
the main, men acho suere acanted 6y then,
to. till those offices. They condoned your
usurpation in selecting candidates for
their SURFACES on account of the wis
dom of your selections. And 1t must
be said of you, thst you have displayed
excellent Judgment in this matter so
far.
1t is possible, barely, that you will
continue to do so. But it is not proba-
BILE, indeed, we may be permitted to
say, it is highly improbable that you
will ever do 50 again. But suppose
you should? That is not the question
ut issue.
We announce emphaticaliy that you
have no right at all, In any contingent
cy, to arrogate to yours elvesa -fn:ction
that belongs Of right ts-:;ie white men
of JuaCHIIa parish, and for more than
adecade, to despojl them of the highest
of civic perroga,ives.
Dou you know that you have been
that you are seeking TO perpetrate it
again:
Are you aware that 1t is a crime at
all? We commend the subject TO your
anxious and sober thought.
We demand for the people of
Ouachita parish, aye, and of the whole
State Of Louisiana, a white man suf.
frage.
Good government demands it.
Public virtue demands it.
1t is the imperative demand of every
interest of the State and individual.
1t can not be questioned, it will not
be denied, it is conceded on all sides
that the politics Of this parish are to-
day dominated by mass ofignorance
nndlserVilitY, in the hands Of men who